The Boston Bruins placed the 38-year-old forward on re-entry waivers on Tuesday, then signed him to a one-year, two-way contract. They'll pay him $600,000 if he's in the NHL and $350,000 in the minor leagues.

Pandolfo, a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the New Jersey Devils and once one of the league's best defensive forwards, played in 62 games for the New York Islanders last season. In 2010-11, after the Devils bought him out, he played in 12 games with the AHL's Springfield Falcons.

Assuming Pandolfo sees some action with Boston, it's a cool story. He's a Massachusetts native and played at Boston University from 1992 to 1996, which means that he might have a Terrier sweatshirt older than Bruins rookie Dougie Hamilton.